| StorageSite | UCL Institute of Education |
| Level | File |
| Reference Number | UWT/D/13/4 |
| Title | 'Cinemas (iii)' |
| Date | 1926 - 1953 |
| Description | Correspondence between Ethel Froud and A. Muriel Pierotti (NUWT), Grace Cottell (Bristol branch of NUWT), East Acton Parent's and Teachers Guild regarding:
Enquiry from Grace Cottell (Bristol branch NUWT) asking what action other branches have taken with regards to 'the cinema question'
Replies from various branches detailing actions they have taken, such as surveys of films shown in cinemas, writing to the Local council expressing their concern
Discussion of the setting up of the Bristol Standing Joint Committee on Cinema Performances for Children
Enquiry from East Acton Parent's and Teacher's Guild, looking for a speaker on 'Cinema and their influence on Children'
Requests for advice from NUWT members on how they should go about a campaign in their local area regarding protesting against the films shown to children in cinemas
Notes made by NUWT members on attending children's film screenings at local cinemas, includes comments on whether they think the films suitable for children
Enquiries from NUWT members for recommendations of films for use in schools
News of the establishment of Saturday morning children's film screenings organised by the Bernstein Theatre Group
Reports and publications:
'Children and the Cinema', report by the Manchester branch of the NUWT, 1926
'The Effect of War Films on Child Opinion - Report of an Investigation, 1935'
'The Films Through the Children's Eyes - the Fascination of Fear - Demand for Special Censorship', 1926
'European Conference at the Hague on Educational Films', 1928
'Using School Projectors', 1942
'London Children and the Cinema', London County Council publication 1951
'Entertainment Films for Children', 1949
'Birmingham Cinema Enquiry Committee - Report of Investigations, April 1930 - May 1931'
'Progress in Visual Education', by G. Patrick Meredith
Catalogues of film projection equipment
Educational and General Services - catalogue of their film library
'Report of the Conference on Films for Children', 1936, British Film Institute
Various leaflets on film and education
Press cuttings regarding:
Reports of NUWT actions taken with regards to attempting to control what children see at the cinema
Report of a demonstration at Central Hall in Bristol on 'Cinema and Education'
Debate over the use of television in the classroom
Reports of a new enterprise at the National Film Theatre in London which is going to show educational films to local schoolchildren, 1952
Reports of the shelving of a film 'The New Teacher' on which £17,000 had been spent, 1950
Use of films in the classroom
Calls for stricter control over children's cinema attendance at shows for adults
Censorship and certification in the cinema
Supervision of children in cinemas
Criteria used by the British Board of Film Censors
'The Woman Teacher' - issues from 15/01/1926; 19/02/1926; 02/04/1926; 23/07/1926; 01/10/1926; 21/01/1927; 02/12/1927; 20/01/1928; 02/03/1928; 22/06/1928; 18/01/1929; 13/05/1932; 09/09/1932 - all have articles about children and film or film and education |
| Extent | 2 folders |
| AccessStatus | Open |
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